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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Takahiro Yagishita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukio Kadowaki, Nara, JP;
Yasushi Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Nishimura, Tottori, JP;
Takahiro Yagishita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukio Kadowaki, Nara, JP;
Yasushi Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Nishimura, Tottori, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided with an image expansion unit to expand an image compressed code and to output an expanded image data, the image compressed code is obtained by compressing a master image data, and a picture quality judging unit to judge a relative picture quality of the expanded image data with respect to a picture quality of the master image data, based on the image compressed code, and to generate picture quality information indicating the relative picture quality.